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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 1278554, member: 18157&quot;]I hope you get some nice sets...it&#039;s a terrible feeling when you open the package and find sub-standard quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS offers a &quot;Bulk&quot; grading service where a dealer can buy hundreds of sets and submit with a minimum grade (e.g. MS68 or PF69). As long as 60% of the coins grade at the minimum grade or higher, the graded coins are slabbed at $12/coin and the lower grade coins are returned (unslabbed) at no charge. I suspect bulk dealers do this and repackage/return the unslabbed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mint changed their return policy to seven (7) days to keep the Big Boys from doing this, but I suspect it still happens. The Mint will take returns anytime as long as you notify them within seven days of your intentions. I suspect that may be why some sets are found with a great concentration of questionable coins. If PCGS really cared about the hobby, they would come up with ways to prevent this type of fraud. However, I suspect they offer their &quot;bulk&quot; service specifically to profit from it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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